Last week I received two books in the mail that were so beautiful, they literally made me say, “Ooooooh!” Those books were Nourish & Glow: Naturally Beautifying Foods & Elixirs and Fresh & Pure: Organically Crafted Beauty Balms &...

Author Gaz Oakly is a vegan chef from Cardiff, UK. He was a chef before he was vegan, so he brings and interesting approach to his recipes – loads of which you can watch him make on YouTube. If by some chance you haven’t seen Avant-Garde Vegan’s...

Do you eat dog food? Would you? I’m going to pause here and ask you to wonder why you answered the way you did. If you’re like most people you not only answered “no,” but you recoiled in horror when you did. I’m curious – why is dog...

I mentioned Chicago French Market in my Chicago Vegan Eats Guide, but beyond the two specifically vegan restaurants inside, I didn’t even know how many options a vegan might find. Recently my friend Melissa and I were given a guided tour and even got to try a...

2017 was arguably the Year of the Instant Pot, especially for vegans. Effortless rice, beans, slow-cooked meals? Who wouldn’t want one? And even though the Air Fryer made its rounds in my personal circle of vegan friends before the Instant Pot overshadowed it, I...

I’m not sure how it started, but at some point during our 25+ year friendship, my dear friend Jenny and I became fully obsessed with nachos. If I had to guess, I’d blame Beavis and Butt-Head and the fact that we became friends in the 90s. However it...